Second phase to start really really soon

[TheEconomist]

Ummm yes for people in the US.

[Cotcan]

Isn't phase 2 suppose to start a day earlier for Korea than for the rest of the world?

[silencbank]

not for ppl in the US but watch this be like the other times when battle net changes slightly then people say oooo betas coming soon then a week later nothing has happened

Not necessarily, a Blizzard poster has already said that the date of "early July" is still correct. They went on to say that it will not be pushed back to "Mid July". So if you use the standard 1-10 "early" 11-20 "mid" 21-31 "late" then the beta should be up in the next few days. The recent things about patches and messages changing is a positive progression to the next beta phase being soon.

[Lopan91]

true but that still means there can be like a 2 day wait i hope soon though ive been craving some starcraft 2

[TheEconomist]

I wish they would've just surprised me with a beta release instead of getting my hopes and then dragging it out. I was perfectly content to wait several more days but now I can't even watch replays

[//MavericK\\]

I'd be surprised if Blizz let everyone download the patch, but not play today.

Besides...its only a little after 1:30 at Blizz HQ. Plenty of time to bring the servers up.
Now, whether they stay up or not will be the real test.

[Lopan91]

on a side note does anyone know that if we add someone in the game will they then see our real name? because of the real id

[silencbank]

on a side note does anyone know that if we add someone in the game will they then see our real name? because of the real id

If you add them as a Real ID friend then yes, it will work just like it did before the beta first went down and you will see the other person's name. If you just add the identifier then no, again, just like before the beta went down, you will not see the other person's name. The real ID thing that everyone is discussing is for the Blizzard Forums only.

[Lopan91]

ok so its not that big of a deal seeing as i wont post in blizz forums